YMCA of Greater Whittier

Analysis

YMCA of Greater Whittier is a registered charity in United States, based in Whittier, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, YMCA of Greater Whittier reported income of $5.5m and spending of $6.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.8m to $5.5m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, YMCA of Greater Whittier sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Employment & Training Orgainzation Inc ($5.5m), Earc Inc ($5.5m) and Amara ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 174 employees.